Diabatic subsidence in the subtropical upper troposphere derived from SAGE II measurements

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 4181-4184

  Lin, W Y ^a   Zhang, M H ^a   Geller, M A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; SEASONALITY; SUBSIDENCE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; VAPORS; WATER;

ECMWF RE-ANALYSIS; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTION; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; UPPER TROPOSPHERIC WATER VAPORS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WATER VAPOR MEASUREMENT;

SUBSIDENCE; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; UPPER TROPOSPHERIC SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 0032534189     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900125     Document Type: Article

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